A framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln dates back to 1865. It was the same year the Civil War ended, followed by the assassination of President Lincoln.

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has installed a rare, life-sized portrait of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. According to a release from the ...

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of ...

The National Portrait Gallery will unveil a nine-foot-tall portrait of Abraham Lincoln by the Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers on February 10. It’s a remarkable work with an even more remarkable backstory: ...

Credit: “Abraham Lincoln,” Willem Frederik Karel Travers, oil on canvas, 1865. On loan from the Hartley Dodge Foundation, and courtesy of the citizens of the Borough of Madison, New Jersey.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the installation of a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln by artist W.F.K. Travers. Created from life in 1865, the 9-foot-tall oil ...

Abraham Lincoln Object Details Artist Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882 Sitter Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865 Exhibition Label As president, Abraham Lincoln weighed the power of ...

Now, with the arrival of Leonard S. Marcus’s meticulously researched “Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait,” we can add yet another facet to our 16th president’s complicated character: media ...

Credit: “Abraham Lincoln,” Willem Frederik Karel Travers, oil on canvas, 1865. On loan from the Hartley Dodge Foundation, and courtesy of the citizens of the Borough of Madison, New Jersey.

Lincoln’s face – which I personally can’t decide is attractive or not – is one we’ve seen a million times over. In fact, I don’t think the image even registers for me anymore. At most ...

Icon Scholars estimate that Lincoln sat for 33 photographers and 127 portraits in his lifetime, 37 of them, like the one above, by Alexander Gardner. AP Profile ...